Oranjestad
capital city of Aruba
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Summary
Oranjestad is a city[1]. Oranjestad ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,364 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Aruba[3]
- Country: Aruba[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Paardenbaai[5]
- Official language: Dutch[6], Papiamento[7]
- Named after: William I of the Netherlands[8]
- Commons category: Oranjestad, Aruba[9]
- Inception: 1796[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oranjestad, Aruba[11]
- Population: 28,294[12], 34,980[13], 35,335[14], 28,658[15]
- Capital of: Aruba[16]
- Official name: Oranjestad[17]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Oranjestad, Aruba[18]
- Native label: Oranjestad[19], Orangetown[20], Playa[21]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Oranjestad, Aruba[22]
- Different from: Oranjestad[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 4 m[24]
- Area: 23 km²[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wiki goes Caribbean[26], Wikipedia on Aruba | Aruba on Wikipedia[27]
- P14541: PKiXr[28]
Why It Matters
Oranjestad has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Oranjestad is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]